Teykl setting up clinic for linemen

Published 3:36 pm, Tuesday, March 6, 2012

L. SCOTT HAINLINE: FOR THE CHRONICLE
Terry football head coach Tim Teykl

L. SCOTT HAINLINE: FOR THE CHRONICLE
Terry football head coach Tim Teykl

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Teykl setting up clinic for linemen

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Jim McNally, who's widely regarded as one of the top NFL offensive line coaches in the country, is hosting a Texas Football Masters offensive line clinic April 4 and 5 at the Westchase Marriott in Houston.

"This will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be able to hear from the best and not have to spend a ton of money on a round-trip flight and hotel to listen to the best," said Terry football coach and clinic coordinator Tim Teykl, who got to know McNally while coaching the offensive line at TCU in the 1980s.

"Typically, McNally only speaks once a year and that's in an offensive line clinic hosted in Cincinnati, Ohio during the month of May."

He's currently consulting with the New York Jets and all-pro tackle Brickashaw Ferguson.

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Offseason training

What: 2012 Texas Football Masters Clinic

When: April 4-5

Where: Westchase Marriott, Houston

What: A two-day clinic hosted by offensive line guru Jim McNally, who will share his insight during three different sessions covering fundamentals and technique, zone principles and plays, and pass blocking and protections.

When: Registration runs from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on April 4. Session 1 runs from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., followed immediately by a clinic social. Session 2 runs from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on April 5. After a break for lunch, Session 3 picks up at noon and goes to 2:30 p.m. The offensive line roundtable from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. concludes the clinic.

How much: The fee ranges from $80 to $95 for individuals and $235 to $275 for groups of three to five, depending on GHFCA or NTFCA membership and how you register. To register, go to www.fbmasters.com.

Teykl met McNally when he flew to Fort Worth to evaluate one of the Horned Frogs' offensive lineman, W.C. Nix., and he already was the hottest O-line coach in the NFL thanks to his work with Muñoz.

Back then, McNally was on the cutting edge of the NFL evaluation process as one of the first position coaches to go out and evaluate the talent that the franchise was considering using a draft pick on.

Not only did he watch an incredible amount of film, he spent hours meeting with the position coach to get a better feel for the work ethic and other significant intangibles that the player possessed.

McNally was intrigued with TCU's zone blocking schemes at the time and invited Teykl to Cincinnati to participate in his offensive line clinic, which at the time had only a handful of coaches in attendance.

Nowadays, that same clinic hosts hundreds of offensive line coaches from the high school ranks, all levels of college football and most professional football teams from all over the country. And it's not hard to see why.

"USA Today" describes McNally as "perhaps the best offensive line coach in the game." Bill Callahan, the Dallas Cowboys' offensive coordinator and O-line coach, says McNally is "an encyclopedia of line play."